Chair’s Office
Juan C. Salazar, M.D., M.P.H.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Email: jsalaza@connecticutchildrens.org
Kayla Dlubac, JM, MHA, CHAA
Executive Assistant
Email: kdlubac@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-8566
Connecticut Children’s
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-545-8566
Fax: 860-545-8558
Department Administration
Shaylee King, M.S., CCRP
Administrative Director
Email: shking@uchc.edu
Phone: 860-679-6584
Laurie Papacs, M.A., M.B.A.
Administrative Officer
Email: lpapacs@uchc.edu
Phone: 860-679-5439
Satophia Brown
Administrative Program Assistant 2
Email: sabrown@uchc.edu
Phone: 860-679-4496
Kristiana Rinaldi
Administrative Program Assistant 2 - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Email: krrinaldi@uchc.edu
Phone: 860-679-3105
Department of Pediatrics
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6203
Farmington, CT 06030-6203
Annamarie Beaulieu, M.P.H.
Senior Director; Academic Affairs, Sponsored Programs, Research Operations, Continuing Medical Education
Email: abeaulieu@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-6263
Esperanza Lesmes
Senior Program Manager
Email: elesmes@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-9902
Connecticut Children’s
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Medical Education Administration
Christine Rader, M.D., FACS
Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Email: crader@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-9520
Andrea Orsey, M.D., MSCE
Associate Chair of Education
Email: aorsey@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-9630
Kenneth Spiegelman, M.D.
Medical Director, Continuing Medical Education
Email: pedirunner@cox.net
Phone: 860-646-3903
Marianne Custer, B.S., C-TAGME
Administrative Director, Medical Education
Email: mcuster@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-6260
Cheryl Hayes
Administrative Assistant II
Email: chayes03@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-8238
Graduate Medical Education
Residency Program Directors
Stewart Mackie, M.D.
Program Director
Email: smackie@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-9970
Christine Skurkis, M.D.
Senior Associate Program Director
Email: cskurki@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-8449
Jonah Mandell, D.O., M.A.
Associate Program Director
Email: jmandell01@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-5170
Sharon Smith, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Email: srsmith@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-9295
Erica Hoppa, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Email: ehoppa@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-9200
Residency Coordinators
Katyria Rivera
Program Coordinator
Email: krivera@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-8659
Fellowship Program
Amanda Ross, B.S., C-TAGME
Senior Fellowship Program Coordinator
Email: aross@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-6277
Kierstyn Connors, B.A., C-TAGME
Fellowship Program Coordinator II
Email: kconnors@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-6292
Allison Williams, B.A.
Fellowship Program Coordinator
Email: awilliams@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-6262
Undergraduate Medical Education, Medical Student Education
Joanne Crowley, M.D.
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education in Pediatrics
Email: jcrowley01@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-8534
Andrea Richardson
Pediatric Clerkship Administrator
Email: arichardson@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-545-8347
Continuing Medical Education
Nicole Capsolas
Program Coordinator II
Email: ncapsolas@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-6281
Katherine "Katie" Joy
Program Coordinator II
Email: kjoy@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-5183
Vivian Bronson
Program Coordinator
Email: vbronson@connecticutchildrens.org
Phone: 860-837-5184